Description
This CDC Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) seeks cooperative‑agreement partners to build and strengthen sustainable systems for detecting, diagnosing, surveilling, and responding to fungal diseases worldwide. The effort focuses on system and workforce development, laboratory and diagnostic capacity, and data‑driven public‑health action to reduce the global burden of fungal infections and improve health security. Up to ten awards will be made, each capped at $300,000, with a total estimated funding pool of $15 million. Applicants must be the primary lead (no sub‑recipients) and demonstrate robust oversight, financial management, and compliance capacity. The award is intended for entities such as universities, NGOs, state or tribal governments, and for‑profit firms that can manage a cooperative agreement.
• Targeted outcomes: stronger national/regional fungal‑disease detection and response systems.
• Eligible activities: workforce training, lab capacity building, surveillance platform development, data analytics for public‑health decision‑making.
• Funding mechanism: Cooperative Agreement (CDC will provide technical assistance and oversight).
• Maximum award per project: $300,000; total anticipated funding $15 M across 10 awards.
• Application deadline: September 30, 2026 (11:59 pm ET).
• Required registrations: SAM.gov, Grants.gov; mandatory SF‑424, SF‑424A, and other standard forms.
• Reporting: quarterly/annual performance and financial reports, final close‑out.